Praxis Principles of Learning and Teaching:
Grades 7-12 PLT
Questions With Complete Solutions
Piaget Theorist (Biology and Philosophy) - "Genetic Epistemology." - wanted to know
how knowledge developed in human organisms 4 Stages of Cognitive Development.
sensorimotor, preoperations, concrete operations, and formal operations.
sensorimotor (Piaget) (0-2 years), intelligence takes the form of motor actions.
preoperations (Piaget) (3-7 years) Intelligence is intuitive in nature.
concrete operations (Piaget) (8-11 years) Intelligence is logical but depends upon concrete
referents.
formal operations (Piaget) (12-15 years), thinking involves abstractions.
Assimilation involves the interpretation of events in terms of existing cognitive structure
, Praxis Principles of Learning and Teaching:
Grades 7-12 PLT
Questions With Complete Solutions
accommodation refers to changing the cognitive structure to make sense of the
environment
Vygotsky Theorist - The major theme of Vygotsky's theoretical framework is that social
interaction plays a fundamental role in the development of cognition. cognitive development
depends on Zone of Proximal Development (what the student can do with help). "social
development theory of learning." Cognitive.
Kohlberg Theory of moral development (pre-conventional, conventional, and post-
conventional). theorist
Bloom His taxonomy of learning domains - impact the way educators writer learning
objectives, plan learning activities, and assess student performance.
Thorndike Connectionism. Learning theorist. (cat in box experiment)
, Praxis Principles of Learning and Teaching:
Grades 7-12 PLT
Questions With Complete Solutions
Law of Effect: any behavior that is followed by pleasant consequences is likely to be repeated,
and any behavior followed by unpleasant consequences is likely to be stopped.
Learning is the result of associations forming between stimuli and responses. Such associations
or "habits" become strengthened or weakened by the nature and frequency of the S-R pairings.
Watson Founder of behaviorism (also called learning theory).
controversal - he conditioned fear of white rats and other furry objects in "Little Albert," an
orphaned 11-month-old boy.
Skinner pioneer of Operant conditioning - believed everything we do is determined by our
past history of reinforcements and punishments.
Erikson Ego Psychologist. discusses psychosocial stages. Influenced by Freud. Created 8
Psychosocial Stages.
Stage 1 Crisis: Trust vs. mistrust
Grades 7-12 PLT
Questions With Complete Solutions
Piaget Theorist (Biology and Philosophy) - "Genetic Epistemology." - wanted to know
how knowledge developed in human organisms 4 Stages of Cognitive Development.
sensorimotor, preoperations, concrete operations, and formal operations.
sensorimotor (Piaget) (0-2 years), intelligence takes the form of motor actions.
preoperations (Piaget) (3-7 years) Intelligence is intuitive in nature.
concrete operations (Piaget) (8-11 years) Intelligence is logical but depends upon concrete
referents.
formal operations (Piaget) (12-15 years), thinking involves abstractions.
Assimilation involves the interpretation of events in terms of existing cognitive structure
, Praxis Principles of Learning and Teaching:
Grades 7-12 PLT
Questions With Complete Solutions
accommodation refers to changing the cognitive structure to make sense of the
environment
Vygotsky Theorist - The major theme of Vygotsky's theoretical framework is that social
interaction plays a fundamental role in the development of cognition. cognitive development
depends on Zone of Proximal Development (what the student can do with help). "social
development theory of learning." Cognitive.
Kohlberg Theory of moral development (pre-conventional, conventional, and post-
conventional). theorist
Bloom His taxonomy of learning domains - impact the way educators writer learning
objectives, plan learning activities, and assess student performance.
Thorndike Connectionism. Learning theorist. (cat in box experiment)
, Praxis Principles of Learning and Teaching:
Grades 7-12 PLT
Questions With Complete Solutions
Law of Effect: any behavior that is followed by pleasant consequences is likely to be repeated,
and any behavior followed by unpleasant consequences is likely to be stopped.
Learning is the result of associations forming between stimuli and responses. Such associations
or "habits" become strengthened or weakened by the nature and frequency of the S-R pairings.
Watson Founder of behaviorism (also called learning theory).
controversal - he conditioned fear of white rats and other furry objects in "Little Albert," an
orphaned 11-month-old boy.
Skinner pioneer of Operant conditioning - believed everything we do is determined by our
past history of reinforcements and punishments.
Erikson Ego Psychologist. discusses psychosocial stages. Influenced by Freud. Created 8
Psychosocial Stages.
Stage 1 Crisis: Trust vs. mistrust
